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On account of; by reason of; for sake of, for the purpose of; by dent of; on the force of; by way of.
Middle English bi cause of by reason of bi by by1 cause reason cause of of of
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
I don't want you to give it up because of me.
I trust you because of your actions.
Is that because of the infection?
They said she'd be sleepy because of the medicine, so I'll try to sleep while she is asleep.
Partly because of the way he worded things, but mostly because he tried to mask his emotions - like Alex.
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